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Smith Open Cut

Occurrence in Skagit county in Washington, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10047972
MRDS ID M700345
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Open Cut
Related records 10204693, 10277581

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -122.69432, 48.58063 (WGS84)
Elevation 335
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 1.8 MILES NE OF STRAWBERRY ISLAND.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Skagit(county)

Washington(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cypress Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Bellingham(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Victoria(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Strait of Georgia(hydrologic unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Puget Sound(hydrologic subregion)

Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Washington Skagit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Willamette 036N 001E 29 SW OF NE Washington

Comments on the location information

  • JUST EAST OF PHEBE LAKE, NORTH CENTER OF ISLAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Olivine Gangue
Serpentine Gangue

Analytical data

Result ASSAY: ORE RUNS 30% CRZO3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -122.69432, 48.58063
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form STRINGERS
    Thickness 1.83M
    Length 9.14M
    Width 0.3M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner George B. Smith Et Al.
    First year 1918

Comments on development

  • 30 FT OPEN CUT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WDMG BULL 37, P. 40

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 1 FT BAND OF CHROMITE CONSISTING OF SEVERAL STRINGERS OF CHROMITE-RICH ORE .25 TO .50 IN WIDE. BAND EXPOSED FOR 30 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-82 Lawson, William A. (Evarts, Russell C.) U.S. Geological Survey

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